Fed Governor Waller says he could support holding rates steady if inflation keeps easing
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Fed Governor Waller says he could support holding rates steady if inflation keeps easing
Direct answer
The repricing toward a steadier Fed path supports duration, while the dollar and short-end yields face pressure from lower hike expectations.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-09-03
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Fed Governor Waller says he could support holding rates steady if inflation keeps easing”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-03. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-03/fed-governor-waller-says-he-could-support-holding-rates-steady-if-inflation-keep-8aec60
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLT | reduced odds of a September hike lift long-duration Treasury prices | Up1-5d | the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.77% after Waller's remarks |
| DXY | lower expected Fed tightening weakens the US interest-rate advantage | Down1-5d | market pricing shifted as the probability of a September hike fell to 50.2% |
| SPY | easier policy expectations support broader equity multiples | Up1-5d | Wall Street surged and the S&P 500 posted back-to-back gains after the comments |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | Updisagreed | 773.17 2026-09-03 | -0.39% | -1.15% | -0.46% |
| TLT | Updisagreed | 82.07 2026-09-03 | +0.17% | -1.46% | -5.59% |
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